Gill, Eldon Gerald

1923 - 1977  (53 years)

• Name	Gill, Eldon Gerald
  Birth	18 May 1923  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GILL.E009
  _FGRAVE	21907766
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 186th General Hospital, United States Army  [3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on February 16, 1943 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Medical Department, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Medical Technician 409. Departed the Continenntal U.S. on March 28, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 1,000 bed 186th General Hospital based at Fairford, England. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician 5th Grade on March 26, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Grant. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2076364
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Gill, Eldon Gerald (1923-1977) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Gill, Eldon G. (1923-1977)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	3 Apr 1977
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I26718	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	GILL, Henry Cloyd 'Bud',   b. 23 Dec 1875, Illinois d. 11 Oct 1970 (Age 94 years)
  Mother	KITLEY, Bertha O.,   b. 3 Sep 1882, Illinois d. 21 Jan 1974 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F10807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MOTES from his daughter Lorena: Eldon Gill. He was born in 1923 and passed away in 1977. He was only 18 when he went into the service and had never been away from home before. Back several years ago some of the men and women he served with had a couple of reunions in Evansville and my brother and I attended. Dad was a medical tech - one of the men who went to the reunion was a well-renowned doctor out East. Sadly, most of them that attended have passed away now. One of Dad's friends from the Army gave me his gold cross necklace that he had worn while he was in the service which is very special. I am grateful to all the Veterans and for all the history you provide and for your service.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3022] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 02, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S4101] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 18 (Township), page 1b, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1b, none. (Reliability: 2). [S7491] (Reliability: 2).